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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 8572343"><p>While I have a slightly different take on Many Saints of Newark, I do think you are on to something here. I feel like we've gotten very into long form story telling since the sopranos (there were long form shows before but that really seemed to change the culture). And in recent years I started getting very bored with a lot of television series because they were soooooo slow and taking so long to tell a story that could be told in shorter space. And I think a lot of newer movies have taken to this kind of approach where they tell larger stories over a series of movies (or as you point to, cram a larger story into a small movie). Netflix Shows work similarly. When they are done well, I love it. But sometimes I feel like I am just moving to the next episode soley to find out what happens (not because I am enjoying watching the actual episode). There is something to be said for a tight movie or a film that is enjoyable to watch on its own, without giving thought to a larger story.</p></blockquote><p></p>